Psycho-Babble Psychology | about psychological treatments | Framed
This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | List of forums | Search | FAQ

Re: It does help, but brings up another ??

Posted by Apperceptor on March 7, 2004, at 14:43:49

In reply to It does help, but brings up another ?? » gardenergirl, posted by Racer on March 7, 2004, at 14:03:00

Racer-

I must defer to gardnergirl, as she is further along in her clinical training than I am and I feel she knows her stuff.

In my experience/training, BPD is overdiagnosed, particularly in women (and especially in female schoolteachers, for some reason). Very few clinicians have a solid idea of what BPD is. The term "borderline" began because from an object relations / psychodynamic point of view, the tendencies experienced in BPD are equated with a level of functioning that is on the "borderline" between "neurotic" and "psychotic." What do you think of that? Many people disagree with the notion. I think it has SOME merit, but very limited. We all get a little questionable at times :-)

I feel the same way as gardnergirl...sickened by the people who have the bizarre nerve to "threaten" you with a diagnosis. Have you considered reporting the psychologist/psychiatrist who used the diagnosis as a threat to a state (or provincial) ethics board? If you need help locating the contact information I'd be happy to help. That is absolutely horrible.

As someone who has a few diagnoses of my own, as well as someone training in psychology, I do not think diagnosis in mental health is valid outside of insurance and referral purposes. I do not support the medical model. I do believe that mental illness is partially due to biological factors...HOWEVER, I do not believe they can be pigeonholed into a diagnostic category. For example, find me two people with "depression" who have anything resembling the same problem.....?

Take care-


Share
Tweet  

Thread

 

Post a new follow-up

Your message only Include above post


Notify the administrators

They will then review this post with the posting guidelines in mind.

To contact them about something other than this post, please use this form instead.

 

Start a new thread

 
Google
dr-bob.org www
Search options and examples
[amazon] for
in

This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | FAQ
Psycho-Babble Psychology | Framed

poster:Apperceptor thread:321635
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20040303/msgs/321665.html